TOP LIMERICK HURLING club Patrickswell have turned to a highly successful Clare club manager to take charge of them for the 2021 season. John O’Meara won three county titles as Sixmilebridge manager. Source: INPHO John O’Meara has been appointed as the new boss of Patrickswell and will be joined by Sean Chaplin as coach of … Continue reading "Three-time Clare county winning manager takes over Limerick side Patrickswell"

CONNACHT GAA SECRETARY JOHN Prenty says the pandemic forced county boards into cost-saving measures which should be retained to curb the rising costs of preparing inter-county teams.  In the provincial council’s annual report, Prenty noted how a “high quality” All-Ireland championship took place in 2020 despite team costs being a fraction of the previous year.  Costs … Continue reading "Connacht secretary calls for county training to be capped at 3 times per week, plus other limits"

EXPERIENCED DEFENDER PAUL Murphy has been confirmed as the new Kerry senior football captain for the 2021 season, taking over a position filled last year by David Clifford. New Kerry football captain Paul Murphy. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO The 29-year-old Rathmore club man was nominated by the East Kerry Board after his role in the divisional … Continue reading "Murphy named new captain of Kerry senior footballers for 2021 season"

PAUDIE MURRAY IS to remain in charge of the Cork senior camogie team for the 2021 season. Murray will now reach a decade in the role after being ratified as manager last night for the 10th year in a row by the camogie board on Leeside. Click Here: Argentina football tracksuit Since taking charge in … Continue reading "Four-time All-Ireland winner Murray signs up for another year as Cork boss"

DONEGAL GAA HAS named Karl Lacey as the county’s Head of Academy Development. The appointment comes after Lacey stepped down from his role as a selector for the county’s senior football team, having worked on Declan Bonner’s backroom staff for the past three seasons. One of Donegal’s most decorated footballers, Lacey retired from the inter-county … Continue reading "Karl Lacey appointed to new role as Donegal plan for the future"

DEREK MCGRATH IS set to be involved with the Laois minor hurlers again in 2021. The ex-Waterford manager was part of Liam Dunne’s backroom team last year, and also had a role with Wexford club Faythe Harriers. Prior to that, he was in charge of the Déise from 2014-18 — winning the league in 2015 … Continue reading "Ex-Waterford boss McGrath to stay in Laois minor role for 2021"

THE SIX NOMINEES have been announced for the 2020 RTÉ Sport Team of the Year award. The awards takes place this Thursday night with four Gaelic Games sides in the running along with one rugby team and one soccer outfit. There are two Dublin selections with Dessie Farrell’s Gaelic football team nominated after they won … Continue reading "Shortlist revealed for RTÉ Sport Awards Team of the Year – who would you pick?"

THERE IS STILL plenty uncertainty over when exactly GAA club action will commence around the country for the 2021 season, not least with the amount of competitions still unfinished from last year. But while the pandemic removes clarity on that front, it is apparent that the presence of some big hurling names in different coaching … Continue reading "Club call – the big hurling names in new roles around the country for the 2021 season"

SHANE KEEGAN IS joined by a two-time All-Star on the latest instalment of How To Win At Dominoes. Clíodhna O’Connor, Dublin’s goalkeeper during their 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football Championship triumph, is the guest for the third episode of the second season of The42‘s coaching podcast. Since hanging up her gloves, O’Connor has honed her … Continue reading "‘The more you coach, the more you realise that nobody cares about your formulas’"

CORK’S MARK KEANE is facing time on the sideline after undergoing finger tendon surgery due to an injury suffered in pre-season training with his AFL club Collingwood. Mark Keane celebrating his goal for Cork against Kerry last year. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Keane is expected to be out for up to two months due to the … Continue reading "Cork’s Keane out ‘for extended period’ from AFL action after surgery on finger injury"